How to Change Registered Mobile Number in Google (Gmail)

Last Updated on July 27, 2017

A registered mobile number with Gmail provides a few security benefits. Along with allowing you to recover your account in the case of lost password, you can also use it to login without a password.

But, if you want to change the registered mobile number on your Gmail account, you can use this procedure to do that.

Change Registered Mobile Number in Gmail

Step #1: Open Personal info & Privacy page for your Google Account. This will take you to the page where you can decide what you want Google to know about you. Scroll down a little and look for the Your personal info section.

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Step #2: In the Your personal info section, click on the field named Phone. This will take you to the phone number privacy settings page.

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Step #3: Click on the pen (edit) icon to actually edit your phone number. Depending on your activity level, Google might ask you to re-enter your password again.

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Step #4: Click on Update number button. Now, enter the number you want to use for your Gmail account. Click on Verify button. Your phone will get an SMS with a secret code. Enter that in the next field and click OK.

That’s it.

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Written by Utkarsh

Utkarsh Bhatt is a certified tech expert and software engineer for a Fortune 500 Company. He was born in 1995, making him one of the oldest members of the team at EFX. Utkarsh loves solving technical issues and is always the first to jump on any problem that needs solving. When he’s not coding or debugging, he enjoys playing video games (especially Super Smash Bros.) and watching cartoons.

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